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Swiss referendum to curb EU citizens access

Switzerland will decide in a referendum on Sunday 9 February whether to back a popular initiative "against mass immigration" pushed by the Swiss People's Party (SVP). As a member of the European Economic Area, Switzerland currently allows EU citizens to come for three months while they look for work.

Britain wants to negotiate with Brussels the end date of the Brexit transition period - without saying what their preferred end date would be. The UK's position paper disagrees with the EU on other key points too.